ASSIST Asia Projects

AUTO SUSTAIN

autoSustain

A study on practice of outsourcing by Indian automobile companies revealed that majority of pollution during automobile production, takes place at the supplier and vendor's site, most of them being small and medium enterprises (SME). There is a clear trend of transferring of pollution by automobile companies to its supply chain. Companies need to adopt a responsible procurement policy and green supply chain management practices.

Auto Sustain is a Public-Private Partnership Project co-financed by DEG and implemented by UL DQS India and ASSIST in association with IGCC which aims to sensitize the automotive industry on sustainable and socially responsible practices. The project will help large automobile players in the country to adopt sustainability practices benchmarking international standards like ISO 26000, IQNet SR10, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) etc and help their supply chain (SMEs) to align with Environmental, Health & Safety Management Systems (ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001).